Author: Duncan McLeod

Adapt IT CEO Sbu Shabalala believes the JSE-listed software group is weathering South Africa’s tough economic conditions well and has said it will lift organic growth in the new financial year above the

Icasa has listed a range of possible market interventions, particularly related to the acquisition and management of sports rights by broadcasters, as it moves to break MultiChoice’s dominance in South Africa’s pay-television

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Telkom’s new LIT zero-rated music and video streaming plans and what they mean for the market. Also this week, HTC is on the chopping

Telkom has taken the wraps of LIT, offering consumers zero-rated access to a large range of popular video and audio streaming services, including Netflix and Showmax. The new service, available to Telkom FreeMe mobile

The revelation on Wednesday that finance minister Malusi Gigaba is considering selling a big chunk or possibly even all of government’s 39.3% in Telkom, at face value, is fantastic news. There is absolutely no reason for government

Speculation is swirling that the Guptas’ biggest asset in the ICT sector, Sahara Computers, is either up for sale or could even soon be closed down. Several industry sources, who say they have knowledge of the situation

Altron, the JSE-listed group that is repositioning itself exclusively as an ICT sector player as part of a turnaround plan, will finalise the disposal of non-core assets by the end of its 2018 financial year. Group CEO Mteto Nyati

The Competition Commission has launched a market inquiry into data services, a move that could result in a big shake-up in the way mobile operators charge for and structure their data plans. The inquiry comes as pressure

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by Andrew Fraser to chat about the week’s biggest local and international technology news. On the menu this week: Icasa’s attempts to

Tour2.0, an online tourism start-up that has created curated South African travel “experiences” aimed at both foreign tourists and locals interested in finding more about the country, has revealed plans to expand into at least five